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75,752 people (2024) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where Iowa City, IA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 /100k
May 2026
▼ 100%
relative change
4 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.4%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
5.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
2.4%
May 2026
▼ 20%
relative change
3.0% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
6.6%
2019-23
▼ 20%
relative change
8.2% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$58,546
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
$49,075 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
2.0%
2020-24
▲ 145%
relative change
0.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
60.5%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
59.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.6%
2020-24
▼ 43%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
267 /100k
May 2026
▼ 14%
relative change
310 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
123 /100k
May 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
128 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Iowa City, IA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
86.5%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
87.1% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
24.0%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
25.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.53
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
0.51 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
11.0%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
10.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,637 /100k
May 2026
▼ 3%
relative change
1,687 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
47.2%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
47.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
42.2%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
40.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 5 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$198,799
Jun 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$189,165 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$305,697
Jun 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$292,948 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,308
Jun 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,264 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
75,752
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
74,950 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
14.3%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
15.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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All indicators

Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Violent crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime is about 7% higher than in 2021 (249 then, 266 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 323 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 267 in May 2026, down from 310 a year earlier.
267 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Rochester Hills, MI 55 (May 26) -44.9% 1st
Bismarck, ND 274 (May 26) -36.0% 2nd
Arlington Heights, IL 37 (May 26) -24.3% 3rd
Appleton, WI 171 (May 26) -20.9% 4th
Broomfield, CO 166 (May 26) -17.3% 5th
Pawtucket, RI 229 (May 26) -16.6% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 391 (May 26) -14.7% 7th
Iowa City, IA 267 (May 26) -13.9% 8th
Missoula, MT 554 (May 26) -13.2% 9th
Hammond, IN 583 (Feb 26) -13.1% 10th
New Britain, CT 365 (May 26) -9.2% 11th
Pleasanton, CA 111 (May 26) -5.6% 12th
Schaumburg, IL 67 (May 26) -5.5% 13th
Evanston, IL 130 (Apr 26) -2.9% 14th
Alameda, CA 335 (May 26) -0.4% 15th
Bowling Green, KY 196 (May 26) +2.0% 16th
Scranton, PA 316 (May 26) +4.8% 17th
Wyoming, MI 466 (May 26) +5.2% 18th
Flagstaff, AZ 490 (Dec 25) +7.0% 19th
Missouri City, TX 153 (May 26) +8.1% 20th
Southfield, MI 597 (May 26) +31.5% 21st
Lakeville, MN 104 (May 26) +42.1% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2023-2026
  • Ames, IA down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,637 in May 2026, down from 1,687 a year earlier.
1,637 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bismarck, ND 1,762 (May 26) -48.7% 1st
Appleton, WI 872 (May 26) -26.9% 2nd
Pleasanton, CA 1,178 (May 26) -22.5% 3rd
Schaumburg, IL 1,628 (May 26) -22.0% 4th
Evanston, IL 2,083 (Apr 26) -21.9% 5th
Bowling Green, KY 2,180 (May 26) -21.3% 6th
Missoula, MT 2,736 (May 26) -19.0% 7th
Hammond, IN 2,390 (Feb 26) -18.0% 8th
Pawtucket, RI 1,249 (May 26) -13.3% 9th
Broomfield, CO 1,789 (May 26) -10.2% 10th
Missouri City, TX 929 (May 26) -10.1% 11th
Southfield, MI 2,241 (May 26) -7.9% 12th
Scranton, PA 1,182 (May 26) -7.9% 13th
Lakeville, MN 508 (May 26) -7.0% 14th
New Britain, CT 1,657 (May 26) -6.9% 15th
Alameda, CA 3,611 (May 26) -6.7% 16th
Rochester Hills, MI 550 (May 26) -5.9% 17th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,092 (Dec 25) -5.3% 18th
Iowa City, IA 1,637 (May 26) -2.9% 19th
Rock Hill, SC 2,292 (May 26) -1.3% 20th
Wyoming, MI 1,908 (May 26) -1.1% 21st
Arlington Heights, IL 836 (May 26) -0.9% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 24% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicide fell about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: homicide fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in May 2026, down from 4 a year earlier.
0 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Iowa City, IA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Broomfield, CO 0 (May 26) -100.0% 2nd
Appleton, WI 0 (May 26) -100.0% 3rd
Lakeville, MN 0 (May 26) -100.0% 4th
Alameda, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 5th
Wyoming, MI 0 (May 26) -100.0% 6th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Dec 25) -60.0% 7th
Missoula, MT 1 (May 26) -50.0% 8th
Rock Hill, SC 8 (May 26) -33.3% 9th
Missouri City, TX 3 (May 26) -33.2% 10th
Bowling Green, KY 3 (May 26) +0.0% 11th
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (May 26) +0.0% 12th
New Britain, CT 3 (May 26) +0.0% 13th
Hammond, IN 14 (Feb 26) +10.0% 14th
Pawtucket, RI 5 (May 26) +33.3% 15th
Scranton, PA 4 (May 26) +199.2% 16th
Southfield, MI 8 (May 26) +200.0% 17th
Pleasanton, CA 4 (May 26) +200.0% 18th
Bismarck, ND 3 (May 26)
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (May 26)
Evanston, IL 0 (Apr 26)
Schaumburg, IL 5 (May 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arcadia, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bozeman, MT essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 2% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 76% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 123 in May 2026, down from 128 a year earlier.
123 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Bismarck, ND 139 (May 26) -57.0% 1st
Schaumburg, IL 54 (May 26) -49.4% 2nd
Lakeville, MN 17 (May 26) -40.9% 3rd
Broomfield, CO 160 (May 26) -39.0% 4th
Missoula, MT 116 (May 26) -38.1% 5th
Bowling Green, KY 176 (May 26) -33.2% 6th
Wyoming, MI 135 (May 26) -26.9% 7th
Appleton, WI 38 (May 26) -25.6% 8th
Southfield, MI 414 (May 26) -23.6% 9th
Arlington Heights, IL 46 (May 26) -22.2% 10th
Flagstaff, AZ 112 (Dec 25) -17.9% 11th
Evanston, IL 157 (Apr 26) -17.4% 12th
Alameda, CA 664 (May 26) -17.0% 13th
Scranton, PA 121 (May 26) -12.4% 14th
Pleasanton, CA 152 (May 26) -12.2% 15th
Missouri City, TX 85 (May 26) -10.7% 16th
Iowa City, IA 123 (May 26) -4.1% 17th
Pawtucket, RI 205 (May 26) -1.2% 18th
Rock Hill, SC 228 (May 26) -1.1% 19th
New Britain, CT 449 (May 26) +12.5% 20th
Hammond, IN 416 (Feb 26) +20.6% 21st
Rochester Hills, MI 51 (May 26) +42.9% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Eagan, MN down about 55% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Napa, CA down about 34% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Davis, CA down about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Household income rose about 19% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $49,075 to $58,546 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,630). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 39% from 2014 to 2024 ($42,119 to $58,546).
$58,546
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $75,059 +24%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Missoula, MT $70,392 19th +48% 1st 10% below peers
Appleton, WI $80,483 14th +38% 2nd 3% above peers
Poinciana, FL $68,015 25th +36% 3rd 13% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $68,771 21st +36% 4th 12% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 17th +36% 5th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 23rd +35% 6th 13% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 9th +34% 7th 27% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 13th +33% 8th 10% above peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 4th +31% 9th 76% above peers
Bellflower, CA $78,722 15th +31% 10th on par with peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 5th +28% 11th 58% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 6th +28% 12th 54% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $69,882 20th +28% 13th 11% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY $68,613 22nd +27% 14th 12% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $107,504 8th +27% 15th 37% above peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 3rd +26% 16th 77% above peers
New Britain, CT $58,613 26th +26% 17th 25% below peers
Scranton, PA $50,739 30th +25% 18th 35% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $51,165 29th +23% 19th 35% below peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 24th +22% 20th 13% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 11th +22% 21st 23% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 18th +22% 22nd 9% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 16th +22% 23rd on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA $190,124 1st +22% 24th 143% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 7th +21% 25th 49% above peers
Hammond, IN $55,504 28th +20% 26th 29% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $156,964 2nd +19% 27th 100% above peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 27th +19% 28th 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 10th +17% 29th 24% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 31st +16% 30th 38% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 12th +7% 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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6 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,038 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 96% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 2.4% in May 2026, down from 3.0% a year earlier.
2.4%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.2% (May 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Hammond, IN 4.1% (May 26) 11th -1.2pp 1st 9% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.9% (May 26) 9th -0.9pp 2nd 13% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.4% (May 26) 2nd -0.6pp 3rd 47% below peers
Bismarck, ND 1.8% (May 26) 1st -0.3pp 4th 60% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 5.8% (May 26) 24th -0.3pp 5th 29% above peers
Appleton, WI 2.7% (May 26) 4th -0.3pp 6th 40% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 3.7% (May 26) 7th -0.3pp 7th 18% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.0% (May 26) 10th -0.3pp 8th 11% below peers
Bellflower, CA 5.1% (May 26) 21st -0.1pp 9th 13% above peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (May 26) 12th -0.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.6% (May 26) 5th -0.1pp 11th 20% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 12th 42% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.5% (May 26) 13th -0.1pp 13th on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC 4.8% (May 26) 19th +0.0pp 14th 7% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 4.5% (May 26) 14th +0.3pp 15th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 4.9% (May 26) 20th +0.3pp 16th 9% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.6% (May 26) 16th +0.6pp 17th 2% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% (May 26) 8th +0.6pp 18th 16% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.6% (May 26) 6th +0.6pp 19th 20% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.5% (May 26) 15th +0.7pp 20th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 4.7% (May 26) 17th +0.7pp 21st 4% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.7% (May 26) 18th +0.7pp 22nd 4% above peers
Scranton, PA 5.1% (May 26) 22nd +1.0pp 23rd 13% above peers
Southfield, MI 6.8% (May 26) 26th +1.2pp 24th 51% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.3% (May 26) 23rd +1.4pp 25th 18% above peers
New Britain, CT 6.7% (May 26) 25th +1.6pp 26th 49% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.3% then, 24.0% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.0% to 24.0%).
24.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 10.7% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.0%
Missoula, MT 11.4% 18th -5.5pp 1st 7% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 73% below peers
Appleton, WI 8.0% 11th -2.5pp 3rd 25% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 12.1% 19th -2.8pp 4th 14% above peers
New Britain, CT 17.3% 26th -3.6pp 5th 63% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.2% 22nd -2.3pp 6th 24% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.4% 14th -1.6pp 7th 3% below peers
Hammond, IN 18.9% 27th -2.9pp 8th 78% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.1% 17th -1.7pp 9th 4% above peers
Evanston, IL 10.6% 16th -1.5pp 10th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.6% 5th -0.7pp 11th 47% below peers
Poinciana, FL 14.8% 23rd -1.6pp 12th 39% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.1% 13th -1.0pp 13th 6% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 19.3% 28th -1.5pp 14th 82% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.7% 2nd -0.3pp 15th 65% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.4% 20th -0.7pp 16th 17% above peers
Iowa City, IA 24.0% 31st -1.3pp 17th 125% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 16.5% 25th -0.7pp 18th 55% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.1% 10th -0.1pp 19th 34% below peers
Scranton, PA 21.3% 29th -0.2pp 20th 100% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 10.4% 15th -0.0pp 21st 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.0% 12th +0.1pp 22nd 16% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.4% 8th +0.0pp 23rd 40% below peers
Bellflower, CA 13.1% 21st +0.4pp 24th 23% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 15.4% 24th +1.0pp 25th 45% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.0% 3rd +0.3pp 26th 53% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 23.7% 30th +2.0pp 27th 122% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.1% 7th +0.6pp 28th 42% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.3% 4th +1.0pp 29th 50% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.0% 9th +2.4pp 30th 34% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 6th +2.1pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.8% then, 14.2% now; margin ±3.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.7% to 14.2%).
14.2%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 12.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 9th -8.2pp 1st 55% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 2nd 85% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 3rd -4.6pp 3rd 71% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 11th -7.6pp 4th 37% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 2.1% 2nd -1.8pp 5th 84% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 6th 67% below peers
Appleton, WI 11.0% 15th -5.0pp 7th 17% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 22nd -7.1pp 8th 31% above peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 6th -2.1pp 9th 60% below peers
New Britain, CT 24.0% 26th -9.4pp 10th 82% above peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 16th -4.6pp 11th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 26.2% 28th -8.6pp 12th 99% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 17th -3.6pp 13th 8% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 17.5% 24th -4.3pp 14th 33% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 29.0% 29th -6.4pp 15th 120% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 21st -2.9pp 16th 30% above peers
Bellflower, CA 15.8% 18th -2.4pp 17th 19% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 25.5% 27th -1.7pp 18th 93% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 19th -0.3pp 19th 25% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 30th -0.1pp 20th 136% above peers
Poinciana, FL 21.6% 25th +0.3pp 21st 63% above peers
Scranton, PA 34.4% 31st +1.4pp 22nd 161% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 10th +0.3pp 23rd 51% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 17.5% 23rd +1.0pp 24th 32% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 8.3% 12th +0.9pp 25th 37% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 14th +1.3pp 26th 25% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 13th +1.3pp 27th 27% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.5% 7th +0.8pp 28th 58% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 8th +1.3pp 29th 56% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 20th +7.3pp 30th 26% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 4th +2.9pp 31st 68% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (87.1% then, 86.5% now; margin ±2.0pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.4% to 86.5%).
86.5%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 89.1% +7.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lauderhill, FL 91.7% 20th +23.2pp 1st 1% below peers
Hammond, IN 87.3% 28th +13.3pp 2nd 6% below peers
Poinciana, FL 92.9% 16th +13.8pp 3rd on par with peers
New Britain, CT 85.1% 30th +12.4pp 4th 8% below peers
Bellflower, CA 91.3% 21st +10.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 88.4% 26th +8.7pp 6th 5% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 24th +8.7pp 7th 4% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 19th +8.3pp 8th 1% below peers
Appleton, WI 94.3% 11th +7.7pp 9th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 84.2% 31st +6.2pp 10th 9% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 27th +6.3pp 11th 5% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 9th +6.2pp 12th 3% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 94.1% 13th +6.1pp 13th 1% above peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 15th +6.0pp 14th on par with peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 23rd +5.6pp 15th 3% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 91.3% 22nd +5.2pp 16th 2% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 12th +5.0pp 17th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 14th +4.7pp 18th 1% above peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 18th +4.5pp 19th 1% below peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 10th +4.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 7th +4.1pp 21st 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 8th +3.7pp 22nd 3% above peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 2nd +3.6pp 23rd 4% above peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 4th +3.3pp 24th 4% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 96.5% 3rd +3.3pp 25th 4% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 25th +3.0pp 26th 5% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 97.9% 1st +2.8pp 27th 5% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 96.3% 5th +2.5pp 28th 4% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 6th +1.7pp 29th 4% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 17th +1.4pp 30th 1% below peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 29th -0.6pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.53 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.53 to 0.53).
0.53
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 0.44 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Broomfield, CO 0.40 3rd -0.034 1st 9% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 0.43 13th -0.034 2nd 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 8th -0.024 3rd 5% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 25th -0.021 4th 6% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 9th -0.019 5th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 6th 4% above peers
Bellflower, CA 0.42 12th -0.014 7th 4% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 14th -0.014 8th 2% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 0.40 2nd -0.010 9th 10% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 28th -0.012 10th 12% above peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 31st -0.013 11th 23% above peers
Scranton, PA 0.46 24th -0.010 12th 5% above peers
New Britain, CT 0.45 22nd -0.004 13th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 15th -0.001 14th 1% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 0.44 17th +0.001 15th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 16th +0.002 16th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 0.44 19th +0.002 17th 1% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 0.41 6th +0.003 18th 7% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 0.45 21st +0.005 19th 2% above peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 1st +0.007 20th 14% below peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 20th +0.009 21st 1% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.44 18th +0.012 22nd on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 30th +0.015 23rd 19% above peers
Poinciana, FL 0.41 4th +0.015 24th 8% below peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 5th +0.016 25th 7% below peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 10th +0.018 26th 5% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 27th +0.023 27th 11% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 0.41 7th +0.022 28th 7% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 26th +0.029 29th 7% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 11th +0.032 30th 5% below peers
Appleton, WI 0.50 29th +0.062 31st 13% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.2% to 6.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 2.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (8.7% to 6.6%).
6.6%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 9.2% -1.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Rock Hill, SC 8.5% 15th -5.2pp 1st 8% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 14th -4.9pp 2nd 13% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.7% 10th -1.9pp 3rd 27% below peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 19th -3.3pp 4th 32% above peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 28th -5.9pp 5th 147% above peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 9th -1.6pp 6th 29% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 27th -3.9pp 7th 120% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 23rd -2.8pp 8th 63% above peers
New Britain, CT 28.1% 31st -3.8pp 9th 203% above peers
Hammond, IN 18.6% 25th -1.7pp 10th 101% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.2% 3rd -0.3pp 11th 65% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 11th -0.6pp 12th 22% below peers
Appleton, WI 9.5% 17th -0.8pp 13th 3% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 4th -0.1pp 14th 59% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 26.3% 29th -0.3pp 15th 184% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 16th -0.1pp 16th on par with peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 22nd +0.0pp 17th 59% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 8th +0.1pp 18th 32% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 2nd +0.1pp 19th 66% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 7th +0.2pp 20th 36% below peers
Scranton, PA 26.9% 30th +1.1pp 21st 189% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 13.4% 20th +1.0pp 22nd 45% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.8% 26th +1.8pp 23rd 103% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 21st +1.4pp 24th 48% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 6th +0.5pp 25th 53% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 5th +0.6pp 26th 59% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 18th +2.3pp 27th 32% above peers
Bellflower, CA 17.9% 24th +4.6pp 28th 93% above peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 12th +2.0pp 29th 19% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 13th +2.9pp 30th 17% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 3.1% 1st +1.9pp 31st 67% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Springdale, AR down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $305,697 in June 2026, up from $292,948 a year earlier.
$305,697
2009June 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $241,255 (Jun 26) +3.9%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Arlington Heights, IL $502,325 (Jun 26) 10th +8.0% 1st 24% above peers
Evanston, IL $496,114 (Jun 26) 11th +7.7% 2nd 22% above peers
New Britain, CT $313,635 (Jun 26) 21st +6.9% 3rd 23% below peers
Appleton, WI $308,435 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.5% 4th 24% below peers
Bismarck, ND $381,727 (Jun 26) 17th +5.5% 5th 6% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $363,376 (Jun 26) 18th +4.9% 6th 10% below peers
Iowa City, IA $305,697 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.4% 7th 25% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $480,334 (Jun 26) 13th +3.6% 8th 19% above peers
Wyoming, MI $296,437 (Jun 26) 24th +3.2% 9th 27% below peers
Southfield, MI $258,802 (Jun 26) 27th +1.8% 10th 36% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $405,279 (Jun 26) 15th +1.1% 11th on par with peers
Bellflower, CA $806,220 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.9% 12th 99% above peers
Lakeville, MN $493,681 (Jun 26) 12th +0.9% 13th 22% above peers
Missoula, MT $576,303 (Jun 26) 7th +0.9% 14th 42% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $435,130 (Jun 26) 14th +0.7% 15th 7% above peers
Hammond, IN $178,516 (Jun 26) 30th +0.7% 16th 56% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $288,478 (Jun 26) 25th +0.2% 17th 29% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $748,152 (Jun 26) 4th -0.2% 18th 85% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $665,540 (Jun 26) 5th -0.5% 19th 64% above peers
Carmichael, CA $565,058 (Jun 26) 9th -0.6% 20th 39% above peers
Broomfield, CO $631,967 (Jun 26) 6th -1.3% 21st 56% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $329,229 (Jun 26) 20th -1.4% 22nd 19% below peers
Alameda, CA $1,160,754 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.5% 23rd 186% above peers
Missouri City, TX $338,546 (Jun 26) 19th -1.9% 24th 16% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $568,060 (Jun 26) 8th -2.6% 25th 40% above peers
Scranton, PA $205,566 (Jun 26) 29th -2.8% 26th 49% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $402,222 (Jun 26) 16th -3.6% 27th 1% below peers
Poinciana, FL $282,132 (Jun 26) 26th -4.7% 28th 30% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,556,554 (Jun 26) 1st -6.4% 29th 284% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $210,361 (Jun 26) 28th -7.5% 30th 48% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Starter homes rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $198,799 in June 2026, up from $189,165 a year earlier.
$198,799
2009June 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $132,765 (Jun 26) +4.3%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
New Britain, CT $252,463 (Jun 26) 19th +8.9% 1st 15% below peers
Evanston, IL $297,616 (Jun 26) 15th +7.5% 2nd on par with peers
Appleton, WI $242,191 (Jun 26) 22nd +7.3% 3rd 19% below peers
Bismarck, ND $258,567 (Jun 26) 18th +6.9% 4th 13% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $295,455 (Jun 26) 16th +5.9% 5th 1% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,799 (Jun 26) 26th +5.1% 6th 33% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,037 (Jun 26) 17th +4.6% 7th 11% below peers
Wyoming, MI $245,695 (Jun 26) 21st +4.0% 8th 17% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $313,574 (Jun 26) 13th +3.5% 9th 5% above peers
Hammond, IN $140,826 (Jun 26) 29th +2.2% 10th 53% below peers
Scranton, PA $154,135 (Jun 26) 28th +2.1% 11th 48% below peers
Lakeville, MN $369,295 (Jun 26) 10th +1.5% 12th 24% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $353,324 (Jun 26) 12th +1.5% 13th 19% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $362,090 (Jun 26) 11th +0.9% 14th 22% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $202,777 (Jun 26) 25th +0.7% 15th 32% below peers
Bellflower, CA $671,637 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.4% 16th 126% above peers
Missoula, MT $438,448 (Jun 26) 8th +0.1% 17th 47% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $475,488 (Jun 26) 6th -0.3% 18th 60% above peers
Southfield, MI $173,669 (Jun 26) 27th -0.4% 19th 42% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $517,639 (Jun 26) 4th -0.4% 20th 74% above peers
Carmichael, CA $428,459 (Jun 26) 9th -0.9% 21st 44% above peers
Alameda, CA $828,890 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.3% 22nd 179% above peers
Broomfield, CO $494,263 (Jun 26) 5th -1.4% 23rd 66% above peers
Missouri City, TX $241,272 (Jun 26) 23rd -2.4% 24th 19% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $217,628 (Jun 26) 24th -3.0% 25th 27% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $465,904 (Jun 26) 7th -3.0% 26th 57% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $312,159 (Jun 26) 14th -3.2% 27th 5% above peers
Poinciana, FL $245,895 (Jun 26) 20th -4.4% 28th 17% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,043,528 (Jun 26) 1st -6.4% 29th 251% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $105,256 (Jun 26) 30th -9.8% 30th 65% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.7% then, 47.2% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.1% to 47.2%).
47.2%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 71.7% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 17th +8.0pp 1st on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 77.2% 3rd +8.7pp 2nd 24% above peers
New Britain, CT 45.0% 28th +5.0pp 3rd 28% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 55.8% 19th +6.1pp 4th 11% below peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 21st +5.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 24th +5.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 69.9% 9th +4.3pp 7th 12% above peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 23rd +2.7pp 8th 19% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 77.1% 4th +3.1pp 9th 24% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 71.1% 8th +2.6pp 10th 14% above peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 13th +2.2pp 11th 5% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 54.2% 20th +1.7pp 12th 13% below peers
Hammond, IN 62.4% 16th +1.8pp 13th on par with peers
Scranton, PA 49.9% 25th +1.3pp 14th 20% below peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 15th 41% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 10th +1.5pp 16th 8% above peers
Appleton, WI 67.0% 11th +1.4pp 17th 7% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 18th +0.4pp 18th 10% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 2nd +0.3pp 19th 31% above peers
Bellflower, CA 39.3% 30th +0.0pp 20th 37% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 5th -0.4pp 21st 23% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 6th -0.6pp 22nd 19% above peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 27th -0.4pp 23rd 25% below peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 26th -0.5pp 24th 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 14th -0.8pp 25th 1% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.0% 7th -2.1pp 26th 15% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 22nd -1.9pp 27th 16% below peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 15th -2.5pp 28th on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 67.0% 12th -2.9pp 29th 7% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 31st -2.2pp 30th 41% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 29th -5.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2017 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,308 in June 2026, up from $1,264 a year earlier.
$1,308
2017June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Alameda, CA $2,948 (Jun 26) 2nd +5.5% 1st 56% above peers
Evanston, IL $2,562 (Jun 26) 3rd +5.3% 2nd 35% above peers
New Britain, CT $1,627 (Jun 26) 20th +5.0% 3rd 14% below peers
Appleton, WI $1,187 (Jun 26) 30th +5.0% 4th 37% below peers
Hammond, IN $1,479 (Jun 26) 25th +4.5% 5th 22% below peers
Bismarck, ND $1,372 (Jun 26) 26th +4.3% 6th 27% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,872 (Jun 26) 16th +4.1% 7th 1% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $1,494 (Jun 26) 24th +4.1% 8th 21% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $3,180 (Jun 26) 1st +4.0% 9th 68% above peers
Bellflower, CA $2,472 (Jun 26) 5th +3.7% 10th 31% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $1,868 (Jun 26) 17th +3.6% 11th 1% below peers
Iowa City, IA $1,308 (Jun 26) 28th +3.5% 12th 31% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $2,552 (Jun 26) 4th +3.4% 13th 35% above peers
Missoula, MT $1,550 (Jun 26) 22nd +3.3% 14th 18% below peers
Scranton, PA $1,315 (Jun 26) 27th +3.2% 15th 30% below peers
Wyoming, MI $1,607 (Jun 26) 21st +3.0% 16th 15% below peers
Poinciana, FL $1,932 (Jun 26) 14th +2.9% 17th 2% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,284 (Jun 26) 29th +2.8% 18th 32% below peers
Carmichael, CA $1,795 (Jun 26) 19th +2.2% 19th 5% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,396 (Jun 26) 6th +1.9% 20th 27% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,099 (Jun 26) 10th +1.7% 21st 11% above peers
Lakeville, MN $2,029 (Jun 26) 12th +1.7% 22nd 7% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,117 (Jun 26) 9th +1.7% 23rd 12% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,949 (Jun 26) 13th +1.5% 24th 3% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,533 (Jun 26) 23rd +1.2% 25th 19% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,800 (Jun 26) 18th +1.2% 26th 5% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $2,262 (Jun 26) 7th +0.7% 27th 20% above peers
Missouri City, TX $2,121 (Jun 26) 8th +0.1% 28th 12% above peers
Broomfield, CO $2,035 (Jun 26) 11th -0.9% 29th 8% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $1,892 (Jun 26) 15th -2.7% 30th on par with peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.3% then, 42.2% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
42.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 24.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Appleton, WI 21.8% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 41% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 2nd -2.2pp 2nd 42% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 5th -2.4pp 3rd 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 20th -3.3pp 4th 3% above peers
Bellflower, CA 46.9% 30th -3.4pp 5th 27% above peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 16th -1.2pp 6th on par with peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 28th -1.4pp 7th 18% above peers
Scranton, PA 37.2% 19th -1.0pp 8th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 18th -0.3pp 9th 1% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 23rd +0.0pp 10th 9% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 36.0% 14th +0.1pp 11th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 7th +0.2pp 12th 23% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 4th +0.2pp 13th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 17th +0.8pp 14th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 6th +0.6pp 15th 24% below peers
New Britain, CT 44.4% 29th +1.1pp 16th 20% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 41.1% 25th +1.2pp 17th 11% above peers
Poinciana, FL 41.1% 24th +1.7pp 18th 11% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 9th +1.3pp 19th 21% below peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 26th +1.9pp 20th 14% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 28.7% 8th +1.4pp 21st 22% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 22nd +2.1pp 22nd 7% above peers
Hammond, IN 32.2% 12th +2.2pp 23rd 13% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 32.3% 13th +2.3pp 24th 12% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 27th +3.1pp 25th 16% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 58.1% 31st +4.4pp 26th 58% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 21st +3.8pp 27th 4% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 30.1% 11th +3.0pp 28th 18% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 1st +2.6pp 29th 45% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 29.6% 10th +3.9pp 30th 20% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 15th +10.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.7% then, 11.0% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.8% to 11.0%).
11.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.5% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Ellicott City, MD 3.0% 3rd -1.7pp 1st 55% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 13th -2.6pp 2nd 11% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 10.2% 25th -2.9pp 3rd 54% above peers
Hammond, IN 8.3% 22nd -2.1pp 4th 25% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 8.4% 23rd -1.6pp 5th 26% above peers
Poinciana, FL 3.1% 4th -0.6pp 6th 53% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 16th -1.1pp 7th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 11th -0.8pp 8th 20% below peers
Scranton, PA 14.2% 29th -2.0pp 9th 113% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 8th -0.5pp 10th 30% below peers
New Britain, CT 15.3% 30th -1.2pp 11th 129% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 28th -0.8pp 12th 90% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 4.0% 7th -0.1pp 13th 40% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 10th -0.0pp 14th 23% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 21st -0.0pp 15th 21% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 6.9% 17th -0.0pp 16th 4% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 24th +0.2pp 17th 50% above peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 27th +0.3pp 18th 65% above peers
Appleton, WI 5.5% 12th +0.2pp 19th 18% below peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 19th +0.2pp 20th 7% above peers
Bellflower, CA 6.1% 14th +0.3pp 21st 8% below peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 31st +0.8pp 22nd 159% above peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 20th +1.0pp 23rd 9% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 18th +1.2pp 24th 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 2nd +0.5pp 25th 61% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 6th +0.9pp 26th 43% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 5th +0.8pp 27th 47% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 26th +2.7pp 28th 58% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 4.9% 9th +1.3pp 29th 26% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 2.5% 1st +0.9pp 30th 63% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 15th +2.5pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.8% to 4.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.0% to 4.4%).
4.4%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 4.9% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 1st 21% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.9% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 62% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 2.7% 3rd -1.4pp 3rd 48% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.8% 6th -1.5pp 4th 26% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 13th -1.5pp 5th 9% below peers
Iowa City, IA 4.4% 12th -1.3pp 6th 14% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 17th -1.7pp 7th 14% above peers
Poinciana, FL 13.0% 30th -3.2pp 8th 151% above peers
Appleton, WI 4.3% 10th -0.9pp 9th 17% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 16th -0.9pp 10th on par with peers
Bellflower, CA 8.8% 24th -1.5pp 11th 71% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.0% 15th -0.7pp 12th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.0% 18th -0.7pp 13th 17% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 7.1% 22nd -0.8pp 14th 38% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 20th -0.7pp 15th 25% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.2% 9th -0.5pp 16th 19% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 9.0% 25th -0.9pp 17th 74% above peers
Hammond, IN 10.3% 27th -0.9pp 18th 99% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 14.8% 31st -0.4pp 19th 187% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 5th +0.0pp 20th 45% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 11th +0.1pp 21st 16% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 2.2% 2nd +0.1pp 22nd 58% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.4% 28th +0.9pp 23rd 102% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 14th +0.5pp 24th 7% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 6.2% 19th +0.9pp 25th 21% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.7% 29th +2.5pp 26th 127% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.0% 21st +1.6pp 27th 36% above peers
Scranton, PA 7.5% 23rd +1.9pp 28th 45% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.0% 7th +1.1pp 29th 22% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 9.9% 26th +3.0pp 30th 92% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 4th +1.1pp 31st 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

32.4%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 38.7%
United States ref 33.4%
Pleasanton, CA 16.1% 1st 51% below peers
Alameda, CA 18.2% 2nd 45% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 23.4% 3rd 29% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 4th 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 5th 20% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 6th 20% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 7th 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 8th 17% below peers
Bellflower, CA 28.7% 9th 12% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 10th 11% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 11th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 12th 3% below peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 13th 3% below peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 14th 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.6% 15th 1% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 32.8% 16th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 17th 5% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 18th 6% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.3% 19th 8% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 20th 8% above peers
Scranton, PA 35.6% 21st 9% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 22nd 11% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 36.9% 23rd 12% above peers
Poinciana, FL 38.1% 24th 16% above peers
New Britain, CT 38.3% 25th 17% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 38.5% 26th 17% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 27th 18% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 28th 20% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 29th 20% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.5% 30th 20% above peers
Hammond, IN 41.8% 31st 27% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 1.6% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.9% to 1.6%).
1.6%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 89% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 8th -3.2pp 2nd 43% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 5th -2.5pp 3rd 55% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 11th -3.2pp 4th 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 6th -1.6pp 5th 51% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 18th -3.3pp 6th 4% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 1.1% 3rd -1.0pp 7th 66% below peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 7th -1.2pp 8th 48% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.3% 26th -2.8pp 9th 69% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.6% 2nd -0.3pp 10th 82% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 4th -0.5pp 11th 56% below peers
Poinciana, FL 8.8% 31st -2.2pp 12th 181% above peers
Appleton, WI 2.0% 9th -0.5pp 13th 34% below peers
Hammond, IN 4.3% 23rd -0.7pp 14th 39% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 4.2% 22nd -0.6pp 15th 35% above peers
Bellflower, CA 4.4% 25th -0.6pp 16th 43% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 28th +0.2pp 17th 97% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 24th +0.2pp 18th 41% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 3.1% 16th +0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 14th +0.2pp 20th 13% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 13th +0.2pp 21st 22% below peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 12th +0.4pp 22nd 23% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 30th +1.9pp 23rd 140% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 3.5% 19th +0.9pp 24th 11% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 10th +0.5pp 25th 34% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 17th +0.9pp 26th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 15th +1.3pp 27th 1% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 21st +2.0pp 28th 32% above peers
New Britain, CT 3.5% 20th +2.2pp 29th 13% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 27th +3.8pp 30th 82% above peers
Scranton, PA 6.2% 29th +4.6pp 31st 98% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
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College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.1% then, 60.5% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.8% to 60.5%).
60.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 31.4% +2.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Cheektowaga, NY 29.6% 21st +6.0pp 1st 25% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 22nd +4.8pp 2nd 35% below peers
Hammond, IN 17.4% 31st +3.1pp 3rd 56% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.1% 26th +3.4pp 4th 44% below peers
Bellflower, CA 21.6% 27th +3.1pp 5th 45% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.1% 19th +4.8pp 6th 10% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 47.8% 13th +6.2pp 7th 22% above peers
Appleton, WI 38.2% 17th +4.8pp 8th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 4th +6.9pp 9th 57% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 23rd +2.5pp 10th 40% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 10th +5.2pp 11th 33% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 9th +5.1pp 12th 35% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 16th +3.5pp 13th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 18th +3.2pp 14th 6% below peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 8th +4.6pp 15th 54% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 15th +2.9pp 16th 4% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 69.8% 1st +5.0pp 17th 78% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 5th +4.0pp 18th 56% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.9% 29th +0.9pp 19th 52% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.1% 24th +1.0pp 20th 41% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 7th +2.5pp 21st 54% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 2nd +2.4pp 22nd 77% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 6th +1.4pp 23rd 54% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 68.8% 3rd +1.4pp 24th 75% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 12th +1.0pp 25th 29% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 25th +0.4pp 26th 43% below peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 11th +0.1pp 27th 29% above peers
New Britain, CT 19.6% 28th -0.2pp 28th 50% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 20th -1.4pp 29th 21% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 14th -1.9pp 30th 7% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 18.6% 30th -1.6pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, OH up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
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Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.4% then, 46.5% now; margin ±13.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 15.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.5% to 46.5%).
46.5%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 43.4% -3.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 23rd +7.0pp 1st 16% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 11th +7.0pp 2nd 9% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 15th +6.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 7th +6.5pp 4th 21% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.7% 20th +3.9pp 5th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 1st +4.1pp 6th 55% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 14th +2.2pp 7th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 8th +1.1pp 8th 18% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 2nd +0.9pp 9th 47% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 3rd -0.8pp 10th 43% above peers
New Britain, CT 47.5% 13th -2.0pp 11th 5% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 10th -2.9pp 12th 14% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 24th -2.4pp 13th 17% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 61.7% 4th -8.5pp 14th 37% above peers
Poinciana, FL 28.6% 30th -4.2pp 15th 37% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.8% 6th -8.1pp 16th 21% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 27th -5.9pp 17th 23% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 38.2% 22nd -6.8pp 18th 15% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 39.8% 19th -7.2pp 19th 12% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 9th -12.5pp 20th 14% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 38.5% 21st -9.4pp 21st 15% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 18th -10.7pp 22nd 11% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 25th -10.9pp 23rd 18% below peers
Hammond, IN 29.5% 29th -8.9pp 24th 35% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 5th -17.1pp 25th 22% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 48.0% 12th -21.9pp 26th 6% above peers
Bellflower, CA 33.3% 28th -16.4pp 27th 26% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 16th -23.0pp 28th on par with peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 17th -22.6pp 29th 7% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 27.9% 31st -16.7pp 30th 38% below peers
Scranton, PA 35.4% 26th -21.9pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.8% then, 2.0% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.1% to 2.0%).
2.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Ellicott City, MD 1.3% 3rd -2.9pp 1st 78% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 2nd -2.4pp 2nd 82% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 11th -3.5pp 3rd 37% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 16th -4.9pp 4th on par with peers
New Britain, CT 7.3% 20th -5.8pp 5th 22% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 8.5% 28th -6.0pp 6th 43% above peers
Bellflower, CA 6.3% 18th -3.7pp 7th 6% above peers
Poinciana, FL 7.8% 24th -4.6pp 8th 31% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 3.4% 10th -1.1pp 9th 44% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 15th -1.0pp 10th 6% below peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 26th -1.3pp 11th 37% above peers
Appleton, WI 3.3% 9th -0.5pp 12th 45% below peers
Scranton, PA 7.3% 22nd -1.0pp 13th 23% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 14th 85% below peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 27th -0.2pp 15th 40% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 9.1% 30th -0.1pp 16th 52% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 7th +0.0pp 17th 47% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 5th +0.1pp 18th 58% below peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 12th +0.6pp 19th 35% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 7.5% 23rd +1.2pp 20th 27% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 6th +0.6pp 21st 53% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 25th +2.3pp 22nd 34% above peers
Hammond, IN 9.6% 31st +2.9pp 23rd 61% above peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 21st +2.5pp 24th 22% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 19th +3.7pp 25th 17% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 8th +1.9pp 26th 47% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 4th +1.2pp 27th 67% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.9% 29th +5.7pp 28th 49% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 14th +4.0pp 29th 8% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 13th +4.4pp 30th 11% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 6.2% 17th +5.7pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74,950 to 75,752 - more than the combined survey margin (±117). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (70,597 to 75,752).
75,752
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 76,011 18th +31% 1st on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 5th +19% 2nd 1% above peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 30th +16% 3rd 2% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 13th +12% 4th on par with peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 24th +12% 5th 1% below peers
Poinciana, FL 75,068 27th +7% 6th 1% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 14th +7% 7th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 20th +6% 8th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 11th +6% 9th 1% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 74,896 29th +5% 10th 2% below peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 15th +4% 11th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 3rd +4% 12th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 22nd +4% 13th 1% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 10th +4% 14th 1% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 75,473 23rd +4% 15th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 6th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 75,257 26th +4% 17th 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 76,056 16th +3% 18th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 9th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 75,259 25th +3% 20th 1% below peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 12th +2% 21st on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 1st +2% 22nd 2% above peers
New Britain, CT 74,223 31st +2% 23rd 2% below peers
Appleton, WI 75,023 28th +1% 24th 1% below peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 21st +1% 25th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 19th +1% 26th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 76,768 8th +0% 27th 1% above peers
Bellflower, CA 76,819 7th -0% 28th 1% above peers
Scranton, PA 76,033 17th -1% 29th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 2nd -2% 30th 2% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 76,960 4th -6% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±43 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.2% then, 14.3% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (15.9% to 14.3%).
14.3%
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 22.8% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 13th +2.0pp 1st 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 22.0% 16th +1.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 15th +1.5pp 3rd 2% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 18.5% 26th +1.2pp 4th 16% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 14th +1.2pp 5th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 8th +1.2pp 6th 6% above peers
Scranton, PA 21.2% 22nd +0.6pp 7th 4% below peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 23rd +0.5pp 8th 7% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 18th +0.1pp 9th 1% below peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 27th -0.0pp 10th 16% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 24.7% 4th -0.3pp 11th 12% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 21st -0.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 27.6% 2nd -0.4pp 13th 26% above peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 1st -0.8pp 14th 27% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 15th 21% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 21.7% 20th -0.9pp 16th 1% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 23.1% 9th -1.2pp 17th 5% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 5th -1.3pp 18th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT 22.0% 17th -1.4pp 19th on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 31st -0.9pp 20th 35% below peers
Hammond, IN 23.5% 7th -1.5pp 21st 7% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 24.9% 3rd -1.8pp 22nd 13% above peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 23rd 24% below peers
Appleton, WI 22.8% 12th -1.7pp 24th 4% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 24.0% 6th -1.9pp 25th 9% above peers
Bellflower, CA 23.1% 10th -2.4pp 26th 5% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 25th -2.2pp 27th 8% below peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 28th -2.4pp 28th 19% below peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 24th -2.7pp 29th 7% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 19th -3.0pp 30th 1% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 11th -3.6pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.9% then, 28.5% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.2% to 28.5%).
28.5%
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 27.1% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 27th +4.7pp 1st 50% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 8th +9.6pp 2nd 20% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 3rd 54% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 22.6% 23rd +3.5pp 4th 26% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 24th +3.2pp 5th 27% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 11th +4.9pp 6th 14% above peers
Scranton, PA 50.3% 4th +6.9pp 7th 65% above peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 17th +3.6pp 8th 5% below peers
Appleton, WI 31.4% 14th +3.3pp 9th 3% above peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 18th +2.6pp 10th 7% below peers
Poinciana, FL 35.3% 10th +3.0pp 11th 16% above peers
Bellflower, CA 38.2% 7th +3.1pp 12th 26% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 14.0% 30th +1.1pp 13th 54% below peers
Hammond, IN 51.2% 3rd +3.5pp 14th 68% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 21st +1.6pp 15th 16% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 16th +1.8pp 16th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 25th +1.0pp 17th 34% below peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 26th +0.7pp 18th 41% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.7% 2nd -0.6pp 19th 80% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 5th -3.5pp 20th 52% above peers
New Britain, CT 56.3% 1st -4.4pp 21st 85% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 40.2% 6th -3.3pp 22nd 32% above peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 28th -1.2pp 23rd 53% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 11.3% 31st -1.0pp 24th 63% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 31.2% 15th -3.0pp 25th 2% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 9th -4.4pp 26th 16% above peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 12th -6.6pp 27th 13% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.4% 13th -7.6pp 28th 6% above peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 19th -8.3pp 29th 8% below peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 22nd -7.8pp 30th 21% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 20th -9.4pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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6 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.7% then, 68.9% now; margin ±11.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (68.8% to 68.9%).
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 75.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Poinciana, FL 73.5% 12th +13.7pp 1st 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 24th +10.7pp 2nd 8% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 3rd +12.6pp 3rd 9% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 22nd +11.0pp 4th 4% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 77.4% 6th +11.4pp 5th 8% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 20th +9.3pp 6th 3% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 4th +10.1pp 7th 8% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 65.9% 25th +8.1pp 8th 8% below peers
Hammond, IN 62.3% 27th +6.4pp 9th 13% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 1st +7.0pp 10th 13% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 72.3% 14th +6.0pp 11th 1% above peers
New Britain, CT 72.6% 13th +5.2pp 12th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 16th +5.1pp 13th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 7th +5.1pp 14th 8% above peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 2nd +4.2pp 15th 11% above peers
Appleton, WI 74.8% 8th +3.5pp 16th 5% above peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 21st +2.2pp 17th 4% below peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 11th +2.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Bellflower, CA 67.4% 23rd +2.0pp 19th 6% below peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 9th +2.1pp 20th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 5th +0.7pp 21st 8% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.2% 15th +0.5pp 22nd 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 17th -0.7pp 23rd 2% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 70.3% 18th -3.8pp 24th 2% below peers
Scranton, PA 61.8% 28th -3.6pp 25th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 29th -6.3pp 26th 17% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 70.3% 19th -8.4pp 27th 2% below peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 26th -8.2pp 28th 8% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 10th -10.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 46.1% 31st -11.2pp 30th 35% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 30th -15.3pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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6 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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